Fatal Collision Claims Woman in Neosho County
Mrs. Delta George, 70, of Uniontown dies in a two car crash near Walnut at the Kimball road junction. Five others injured including her grandson Herschel George, 18, and Verlin Richardson 66 of Erie. Both cars totaled. no charges filed.
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Walnut
Delta George
Uniontown
Kimball Road
Here
Highway Patrol
Chanute
Verlin Richardsons
George
Richardson
Ford
Neosho County
Gemini 9 crews fine tune plan for space walk rendezvous
Cape Kennedy AP Thomas P Stafford and Eugene Cernan prepared for next Tuesday's second rendezvous and space walk on the Gemini 9 mission. They skipped a rehearsal to study a revised flight plan and planned mock spacecraft exercises after an Atlas rocket carrying a target satellite failed. The failure was traced to an electrical short in a hydraulic valve system.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Atlas
Atlantic Ocean
Charles A. Mathews
Gemini
Fort Riley and McDonnell AFB Get Senate Funding
The Senate approved a military construction authorization bill earmarking 3.1 million dollars for Fort Riley Kansas and 609 thousand dollars for McConnell Air Force Base Wichita. Funds require final Congressional approval and Pentagon certification before construction starts.
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Washington
Senate
Ft. Riley
Kan
McDonell Air Force Base
Wichita
Congress
Pentagon
Pardon in Kansas Near Extinction Sparks Interest
AP reports that full pardons in Kansas are rare as Gov. Avery’s parole attorney P A Townsend notes rising interest led by Harvey Bailey, a 1932 bank robber now on parole. Townsend cites rare pardons and a shift to discharges after parole, urging cautious use of pardons and stressing restored rights.
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Topeka
Kansas
P. A. Townsend
William H. Avery
Harvey Bailey
Bailey
Fort Scott
Kan
Oklahoma City
Kansas State Penitentiary
Statehouse
Avery
John Anderson
Townsend
Car Mishaps Reported In City Accidents
A 1960 Chevrolet driven by William P. Dawson, 18, of 410 W. 6th, rear ended at Lincoln and Main with $25 damage. A 1953 Plymouth driven by Sylvia Wilson, 16, of 1002 W. 12th, struck Dawson as it stopped at a traffic light. no damage to Wilson. Also reported: minor collision near Senior High involving Darell Storck, Marlene Feld, and Junior Hemphill. Damages to Don Baughn’s 1954 Ford in the city lot at 1st and Lincoln. Door damage noted when Don Elder’s car door struck Elder’s vehicle.
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William P. Dawson
Lincoln
Main
Sylvia Wilson
Dawson
Wilson
Darell Storck
S. Ashby
Marlene Feld
Junior Hemphill
W. Main
Senior High
Feld
Hemphill
Storck
Don Baughn
S. Malcolm
Ford
1St and
Don Elder
Bob Hotchkiss
Chanute
Elder
Elm
Hotchkiss
Nobel Prize Scientist Sees Molecular Biology Fueling Medical Breakthroughs
Dr Edward L Tatum of Rockefeller University predicts rapid advances in medicine driven by genetic code and molecular biology. He spoke at a Columbia University Merck symposium amid Merck Sharp & Dohme Labs facility plans in Rahway New Jersey, forecasting conquest of viral diseases and potential gene therapies.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Edward L. Tatum
Rockefeller University
Tatum
Columbia University
Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories
Rahway
N.J
The Small Society Cartoon Returns on Tribune Page
The Tribune announces a new edition of The Small Society cartoon by Morrie Brickman arriving Tuesday. Readers are invited to enjoy its satire and point of view as headlines loom ominously.
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Tribune
Morrie Brickman
The
Hill Announces Candidacy for New Ninth District
Rep Clyde Hill of Yates Center formally seeks the Republican nomination to the House from the new ninth district including Woodson and Wilson counties. The report came to the Associated Press in Topeka.
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Clyde Hill
R-Yates Center
Woodson
Wilson Counties
Associated Press
Topeka
Traffic Fatalities Log for May 1966 in Kansas
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log detailing 39 fatalities for May by 9 a.m. Thursday, marking 228 for 1966 and comparing with 225 for the comparable 1965 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bachelors Festival Draws Women to Esparros Region
Nearly a thousand unmarried women are expected to travel to Esparros in the Pyrenees for a now famous bachelor festival. About 28 local bachelors aged 30 to 60 are to match with visitors by numbered corsages and red boutonnieres. Mass outdoors, a wine reception, and dancing till dawn are planned amid heavy crowds and police precautions.
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Esparros
France
Pyrenees
Hue U S Information Service building set ablaze by protesters
In Hue, Vietnam, a mob of about 200 students attacked and burned the U S Information Service building after a funeral march denounced U S support for Ky s regime. The consulate and VOA relay station nearby were protected by 500 troops.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Information Service
Hue
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S.L
U.S.I.S
House delays 1969 minimum wage jump to $1.60
The House votes 160 to 121 to keep the $1.40 minimum in effect until Feb 1, 1969 delaying the $1.60 raise. The bill would extend coverage and cut thresholds for small business workers. a roll call is planned to reconsider Wednesday’s action.
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Washington
House
William H
Ayres
Ohio
John H. Dent
Dent
John B. Anderson
R-Nl
MoPac and Mississippi River Seek Control of Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific Railroad and Mississippi River Corp announced plans to seek control of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. An ICC filing will pursue acquisition through stock ownership. W G Marbury and D B Jenks led the announcement.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mississippi River Corp
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. G. Marbury
Mississippi River
D. B. Jenks
Missouri Pacific
Jumps to Her Death From Paseo Bridge
Mrs. Marjorie Still of Kansas City leapt from the Paseo bridge into the Missouri River on Wednesday. Fire crews recovered the body about three miles downstream.
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Kansas City
Marjorie Still
Missouri River
Paseo Bridge
Sheriff’s Wife Delivers Daughter in Great Bend
Rush County Sheriff Sharon Mendenhall gave birth to a 7 pound 6 ounce daughter named Jody Lynn Mendenhall in Great Bend. Her husband is undersheriff Jack Mendenhall. The couple previously had a daughter Cheryl born four years ago.
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Great Bend
Kan
Rush County
Sharon Mendenhall
Jack Mendenhall
Jody Lynn Mendenhall
Cheryl
Pratt of Coffeyville Heads Area Planning
The Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission named Bob Pratt of Coffeyville as chairman and Joe Flynn of Parsons as vice chairman as it directs an economic development plan for the area. The 13 member commission was appointed earlier this month by Gov. William Avery.
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Parsons
Kan
Southeast Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact Advisory
If you cannot reach your Tribune, contact your carrier. If he cannot be reached, call HE 1-3400 after 6 pm.
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Tribune
Weather Hint of Warmth with Scattered Showers in Kansas
Topeka forecast shows warm temperatures through the week with only small chances of showers. Increasing moisture may bring widely scattered showers after noon and in the evening, but substantial rainfall remains unlikely.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Crash Fatal At Olathe
OLATHE Kan AP Max D Likes 33 of Ottawa was killed when his car overturned twice on K7 four miles north of Olathe His body was found about 20 feet from the wreckage Franklin D Franks 26 also of Ottawa was a passenger and walked 10 miles to a house to tell police He was treated at the Olathe Community Hospital
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Olathe
Kan
Max D. Likes
Ottawa
Likes
Franklin D. Franks
Franks
Olathe Community Hospital
Johnson urges campaign finance reform and tax credit plan
President Johnson asks Congress to modernize campaign finance laws and establish a system to grant a $100 income tax reduction for political contributions. The proposal requires full reporting of all contributions and expenses over $100 and outside income by senators and representatives. Officials estimate a $50 million yearly cost in a presidential year and $20 million otherwise, targeting about 36 million low to middle income individuals.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Intercepted Letter Reflects School Endings and Hilarity
Intercepted letter mocks modern student humor as it reflects on school year endings. The writer notes enduring chaos and laughter among kids, suggesting some traditions persist despite changes over time.
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Verlin Richardson
Erie
Labette County Medical Center
West of
Fort Riley
Pardon
Engineering In Genetics
Hill
New District
M. Duthy
U. S
U.S
Voice of America
la Drang
Bulletin
MoPac
Miss
Santa Fe
Sheriff
Bill Lopeman
Juco Aviation
Martin Johnson Airport
Ens
Terry O. Millard
Robert Roethler
Olathe Naval Air Station
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